Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 21.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 21.8% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 107.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea peaked at 21.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 16th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 3.6% | 21.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea was 21.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Eritrea ranks 16th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release